Study the timeline of Russian history, and read the passage from chapter 1 of Animal Farm. A timeline of Russian history from 1890 to 1940. On Bloody Sunday, the imperial guard massacres protestors in 1905, Lenin leads the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, Lenin and Stalin establish the U S S R in 1922, and agriculture is collectivized by the Communist Party in 1928.

They were so delighted with the song that they sang it right through five times in succession, and might have continued singing it all night if they had not been interrupted.

Unfortunately, the uproar awoke Mr. Jones, who sprang out of bed, making sure that there was a fox in the yard. He seized the gun which always stood in a corner of his bedroom, and let fly a charge of Number 6 shot into the darkness. The pellets buried themselves in the wall of the barn and the meeting broke up hurriedly.

Which historical event is this passage most reminiscent of?

Bloody Sunday
the Bolshevik Revolution
the rise of Lenin
collectivization